“No, I had some work to do on the flight home,” Shane said.

Natalie pursed her lips upon hearing that. “I knew I should've insisted on not having you come with us. That way, you wouldn't have ended up having to work on the flight home.”

Shane smiled when he heard her blaming herself for it. “There, there. It's not your fault. So, what's up?”

“Oh, I just received word that Jasmine is pregnant,” Natalie replied.

Shane arched an eyebrow in response. “Who's the father?”

“I don't know. The mental hospital staff are asking how we plan on handling this. They want to know if they should let her out to care for the baby or remain in the hospital. I couldn't make the decision on my own, so I thought I'd seek your opinion on this,” Natalie answered.

Shane narrowed his eyes. “She has a private ward in the mental hospital. Staying there won't affect her pregnancy in any way.”

Natalie understood what he meant instantly. “So, you mean we shouldn't let her out?”

the baby if she wants to or have

choose to abort an innocent baby himself, the mother's own decision was none of

don't want you

turned

saying that out of concern for his well-being, hearing it still made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

call someone else “Daddy”? Not

as she said, “All right, I'm just kidding! Hurry up and get some rest! You're already in your thirties, remember? What would the kids and I do without you? Hmm... You know what? I

Shane raised

louder

the chance to do that. You

I'm going to head out for my competition soon, and I

Shane mumbled

and stared at the documents laid out in front of him. After a few seconds of

his age as well as her threat

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